Shooting at Ohio State University

[Syt]

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/28/us/ohio-state-university-active-shooter/index.html

Active shooter reported on Ohio State University campus

(CNN)At least seven people were taken to a hospital after an active shooter was reported on the Ohio State University campus, authorities said.

It's not clear the type of injuries nor conditions of those transported

People are urged to shelter in place and avoid the area.

"Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College," OSU Emergency Management tweeted Monday morning.

Watts Hall is the university's materials science and engineering building.

OSU senior Anthony Falzarano, 22, said he was in class at the time of the shooting.

"We heard a lot of sirens. I was in class and everyone got a text message at the same time for the emergency alert," he told CNN. "Someone said they heard popping right before we got the alert, but I didn't hear it. We are in a shelter-in-place right now in the building next door. "

Falzarano said "there's a lot of police and fire trucks and an ambulance outside the building."

"The officers are putting on Kevlar vests and have big weapons," he said. "I can't see anyone going inside the building -- there's just so many cops here."

Sophomore Wyatt Crosher said he heard gunfire that he believes came from a class building across the street.

"My roommate and I heard about three or four gunshots from across the street, and soon after we heard a bunch of police and ambulances pull up across the street," the 19-year-old said.

"We can't see the building where the shooting happened because of a dorm blocking our view. It truly sounded like gunshots, and really soon after we heard a bunch of sirens. We can see the police cars from our dorm."

Students were moved back from the scene as police investigated.

Ohio State University's main campus in Columbus is one of the largest in the United States. The university has more than 65,000 students enrolled across the state.

[CountDeMoney]

Just imagine if they lost.

[alfred russel]

I think I know who the culprit is. I saw this madman on the Ohio State campus this weekend:



He was quite upset and agitated.

[CountDeMoney]

  breaking headsets and fake punts in blowouts are well-known predictors of future violence.

[Ed Anger]

Something stinks about this. Round up the Somalis in Columbus.

[viper37]

Something stinks about this. Round up the Somalis in Columbus.

Why only them?  shouldn't deport every immigrant in Ohio, just to be on the safe side, until you can properly understand what is going on?

[CountDeMoney]

Something stinks about this. Round up the Somalis in Columbus.

Bad idea; that would leave the OSU Medical Center without any Michigan-educated doctors.
Veterinary clinics would run on a normal schedule, though.

[Ed Anger]

Something stinks about this. Round up the Somalis in Columbus.

Bad idea; that would leave the OSU Medical Center without any Michigan-educated doctors.
Veterinary clinics would run on a normal schedule, though.

I laughed.

[Syt]

Not a shooting so much as a car ramming and knife cutting. And apparently a Somali.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/28/us/ohio-state-university-active-shooter/index.html

Ohio State University: Attacker killed, 9 hospitalized after campus attack

(CNN)The suspect in the Ohio State University attack rammed his car into a group of pedestrians before using a butcher knife to cut several people, university officials said.

At least nine people were hospitalized, including one in critical condition. "Victim injuries include stab wounds, injury by motor vehicle and other injuries that are being evaluated," OSU said.

The suspect was an 18-year-old of Somali descent who lived in the area, a federal law enforcement official said. Investigators have identified the suspect but have not publicized his name, the official said. The car used in the attack was registered to a family member.

A US official said the suspect was a legal permanent resident.

Suspect killed

Student Jacob Bower said he saw the attacker outside between the Koffolt Laboratories and Watts Hall.

"He pulled a large knife and started chasing people around, trying to attack them," Bower, 20, told CNN.

"Luckily there were so many people, he couldn't focus on one target. I didn't see anyone get stabbed, but I saw the police officer take down the stabber. He waited 'til everyone was clear, and the stabber clearly wasn't stopping. (It) took three shots to take him down. (The) stabber had a crazy look in his eyes."

The officer fatally shot the assailant, eliminating the risk to students, authorities said.

Now, as nine people try to recover from their wounds, investigators are trying to determine a motive, and whether the attack is terror-related.

"We have to consider that it is that possibility," Columbus Police Chief Kimberley Jacobs said.

"We had an attack earlier this year with a man with a knife causing multiple injuries. So we're always aware that that's the potential. And we're going to continue to look at that."

How it happened

At 9:52 a.m., the assailant drove over a curb and struck pedestrians near Watts Hall, OSU Police Chief Craig Stone said.

"He got out of the vehicle and started using a butcher knife to start cutting pedestrians," Stone said. "Our officer was on scene in less than a minute, and he ended the situation in less than a minute."

But as the chaos unfolded, university officials reported an active shooter incident at Watts Hall, the university's materials science and engineering building.

"Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College," OSU Emergency Management tweeted at 9:56 a.m.

It's possible the gunshots heard came from police trying to stop the attacker, a federal law enforcement official said.

Throughout the attack, the assailant didn't yell or say anything, Bower said.

"He was completely silent, which was very creepy. Not even when he was shot (by police)," the student said.

"The cop that subdued the guy with the knife saved so many lives today."

Stacking chairs for safety

While students waited to hear word on the attacker's movements, some piled chairs against a door to block him from getting in.

Ohio State students barricade themselves to try to stay safe from the attacker.

"I'm safe in a barricaded room," Harrison Roth tweeted. "If you're on campus, get in a room and stay safe."

Ohio State's Columbus campus is colossal, one of the largest in the United States. The university has more than 65,000 students enrolled across the state.

Students had just returned to class Monday after the Thanksgiving break -- and after the OSU football team's big win Saturday over the school's biggest rival, the University of Michigan.

Michigan's athletic department tweeted its support for Ohio State, saying "Stay safe, Buckeyes."

Students are getting ready for final exams, which begin on December 9.

The incident also comes during the first month of the Ohio State public safety director's job. Monica Moll came to the helm on October 31.

[Liep]

Choosing the herring defense over the Martinus attack? Well, if it works.

[Valmy]

Wow how did you know Ed?

But I am not aware of what being 'Somali' means in that part of the world

[Admiral Yi]

Somalis do seem to be our one problematic Muslim immigrant group.

[Oexmelin]

This shit is so disturbingly normalized in the US.

[derspiess]

Somalis do seem to be our one problematic Muslim immigrant group.

Thank God it's the only one.

[Ed Anger]

Wow how did you know Ed?

But I am not aware of what being 'Somali' means in that part of the world

I'm smart.

And because there are shitload of Somalis in Columbus.